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Judge denies motion to delay Donald Trump's classified documents trial
UPI ^ | NOV. 10, 2023 / 11:57 AM | By Joe Fisher

Posted on 11/10/2023 9:11:47 AM PST by Red Badger

Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump's attempt to delay the Florida trial over his handling of classified documents was rejected Friday, at least for now.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, issued an order that the trial will move forward on May 20 as planned. However, she did not completely rule out moving the trial date to avoid scheduling conflicts at a later date.

That date would be March 1, when a scheduling conference will be held, Cannon's order says.

Trump's attorneys have continued pushing to move the trial until after the 2024 election. Trump is vying for the Republican nomination for re-election while also battling in three other criminal cases, as well as a civil case in New York.

Cannon noted the potential challenges in conducting the trial, particularly in relation to Trump's federal trial over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington -- scheduled for March 4 -- and the trial over alleged hush money payments in Manhattan -- scheduled for March 25.

"Although the special counsel is correct that the trajectory of these matters potentially remains in flux, the schedules as they currently stand overlap substantially with the deadlines in this case, presenting additional challenges to ensuring defendant Trump has adequate time to prepare for trial and to assist in his defense," Cannon wrote.

The judge also cited the breadth of discovery materials that have been submitted by special counsel Jack Smith. The volume of materials has been greater than initially expected.

Trump's attorneys have also argued that Smith has been slow to give them access to all of the evidence. Cannon writes that classified discovery became available to the defense "in its complete form" on Oct. 17.

The former president is facing charges related to his alleged mishandling of more than 100 classified documents, including papers containing sensitive information about U.S. national security at his Mar-a-Lago estates in Palm Beach, Fla, after he left office. He has pleaded not guilty.


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1 posted on 11/10/2023 9:11:47 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, issued an order that the trial will move forward....

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No judge appointed by a Democrat would issue such an order under similar circumstances. They would allow every possible request and legal advantage to one of their own. Democrats are intensely loyal.

Republicans have a self-destructive instinct.


2 posted on 11/10/2023 9:18:46 AM PST by Starboard
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To: Red Badger

Did anybody really expect a different decision from a black robed, clown?


3 posted on 11/10/2023 9:19:24 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ('Build Back Better' is a Bidenskyyyyyyism for 'we gotta get rid of all dem white peoples'.)
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To: Red Badger

If the bidens refuse their subpoenas, then I would tell the judges of those cases forget it. When then bidens show up so will I otherwise, as on the Princess Bride, “I decline to acquiesce to your request”.


4 posted on 11/10/2023 9:20:28 AM PST by Singermom
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To: FlingWingFlyer

American political lawfare in action.


5 posted on 11/10/2023 9:20:45 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ('Build Back Better' is a Bidenskyyyyyyism for 'we gotta get rid of all dem white peoples'.)
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To: Red Badger

There is NO WAY Trump’s legal team will have time to review all the documents. And because they are Secret, they cannot hire subcontractors to do it for them.

The Big Question: will the Judge try an restrict the Jury Pool to only those who have Top Secret Clearance? That would be illegal under the law. But, I don’t think they give a fig.


6 posted on 11/10/2023 9:23:32 AM PST by MMusson
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To: Red Badger

Any judge with half a brain would dismiss this case based on the fact that the law was changed to specifically target Trump.

This judge is an idiot and a pig.


7 posted on 11/10/2023 9:25:43 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: HYPOCRACY

America is bankrupt and fundamentally broken.

You should not expect (but it’s still good to hope for) anything good for the future of a collapsed nation.


8 posted on 11/10/2023 9:30:58 AM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Red Badger
This order may actually help Trump. Jack Smith has been guilty of being dilatory with providing discovery. By not moving the trial date a this juncture, the Judge has further underscored that discovery must be timely. Further obstruction on the part of Smith could result in both sanctions and considered a violation of Trump's due process rights. Also, by not moving the trial dates, the last day for filing pretrial motions , including dispositive motions, remains the same.

Here, the Judge also left open the door for future motions to continue.

9 posted on 11/10/2023 9:34:09 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: Starboard

“No judge appointed by a Democrat would issue such an order under similar circumstances”

Dead on. The gangster party would go after the judge’s family, friends, private attorney records, everything. They’re mobsters.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are graceful losers trying to “do the right thing”. While the mob is stifling their laughter.


10 posted on 11/10/2023 9:44:32 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: thegagline

Cannon is engaging in half hearted help. She still operates as a government employee, not a judge.

Getting into the details of the case is a red herring. The whole thing should have been dismissed at the outset as Smith engaging in strained legal reasoning to try to criminalize what is actually Trump’s right to documents and the associated phony fit thrown by the NARA Democrat plants.


11 posted on 11/10/2023 9:47:41 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Regulator

Meanwhile, the Republicans are graceful losers trying to “do the right thing”.

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The Republicans have such a deeply embedded loser’s mentality they instinctively justify appeasement as “compromising”. The Democrats know they are a joke. They are a soulless party that doesn’t want to win, lead or accomplish anything.


12 posted on 11/10/2023 10:14:36 AM PST by Starboard
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To: Red Badger

Is it not to interrupt his 2024 campaign?


13 posted on 11/10/2023 10:41:32 AM PST by Milagros (Y)
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To: Starboard

Well, they do like to get cash to their lobbyist clients.

There’s that, after all!


14 posted on 11/10/2023 11:34:40 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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